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AFPM opposes EPA´s proposed rules related to pyrolysis oil; Surface Transportation Board proposes reforms for rail shipping; Methanol market seen increasing just over 4% annually until 2028

Sep 17, 2023

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Canada methanol project canceled in first quarter 2023 amid lackluster demand

Apr 7, 2023

One of the biggest projects in terms of required investment promoted in recent years in Canada, the estimated C$4 billion Nauticol plant in the Alberta province, was canceled in February 2023 as demand for the commodity used as fuel, intermediate for other...

Luxury cruise industry aims to lower carbon footprint through design technology, alternative fuels

Oct 11, 2022

The luxury cruise industry wants to cut its carbon footprint by making more energy efficient ships, tapping new fuels, and improving its handling of hydrocarbons so as not to repeat the 2017 pollution conviction that put the spotlight on the industry´s...

New methanol ships start to change ocean freight amid efforts to replace some bunker fuel and cut down on emissions

Apr 11, 2022

During the next three years there will be an unprecedented number of methanol ship launches for uses including container transportation with the development possible thanks to new methanol engine offerings to help shippers lower emissions compared with diesel...

North America to see 4 million tonnes of new polyethylene production in 2022, half of it for export

Feb 7, 2022

North America will see in 2022 startups of new annual production capacity for nearly four million tonnes of polyethylene, the plastic resin most commonly seen shaped as grocery bags or milk jugs that has multiple packaging applications.

Methanol market to grow to $36 billion by 2026; Colombia´s Ecopetrol to invest in decarbonization; Pet food producer Mars to use more recycled plastic; Monsanto successors to clean site; Novonor mulls a sale of Braskem; Peru bans expandible polystyrene

Dec 19, 2021

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Dow has best quarterly earnings ever; Methanex retakes Geismar 3 project as methanol prices recover; American Chemistry Council sees advances in U.S. plan to modernize infrastructure

Aug 10, 2021

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Inter Pipeline announces approval of Alberta incentives for PDH/PP project; Harsh February winter weather curbed U.S. chemical production; Nauticol says planned methanol project would also capture carbon dioxide; Face shields market to expand 10% annually

Apr 6, 2021

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Petrochemicals demand in 2021 seen supported by low inventories, broader economy reopening

Jan 12, 2021

Demand in 2021 for plastic resins including polyvinyl chloride and polyethylene may see support from low inventories in the first months and from a broader economy reopening later in the year as immunization efforts increase, paving the way for an rise in...

Petrobras starts arbitration against Odebrecht over Braskem as sale process begins; Market for 'green' methanol still in early stages; Biopolymer PLA market to double in five years

Jan 12, 2021

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